Locating Debtors and Recovering Assets: Legal Strategies for Skip Tracing and Cryptocurrency Investigations

Evan T. Miller | Saul Ewing LLP

Evan Miller is a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice, where he handles corporate bankruptcy and restructuring matters for debtors (including under Subchapter V) and trustees. His representations also include official committees of unsecured creditors, asset purchasers, vendors and landlords.

Clients in industries including blockchain/cryptocurrency, technology, insurance, restaurants, retail, health care and aviation look to Evan to counsel them regarding corporate restructurings, both in and out of court. His work with cryptocurrency/blockchain matters includes advice on the treatment of digital assets in bankruptcy, including Bitcoin and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Evan frequently represents clients in bankruptcy litigation including preference and fraudulent transfer litigants. He is also a certified mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and is included on the Register of Mediators and Arbitrators maintained by the court.

Alex “SkipGuru” Price | LocateSmarter

Alex Price is a nationally recognized expert on the Art of Skip-Tracing, and Human Behavior. Data and author of Skip Tracers National Certification Program, Military Installations Guide, and the Florida Records Guide. Alex is also a podcast guest and speaker with over 35+ years of experience in skip-tracing, collections and public speaking and training. He owned a national skip-tracing firm ‘Renegade Research’ prior to joining the data industry as the EVP of Masterfile’s, Director of Client Servers for Digital Recognition Network. Currently he is the Director of Training and Development for LocateSmarter. Alex is the only skip-tracer ever admitted membership into the American Recovery Association and Time Finance Adjusters. He combines old school skip-tracing methods with new age cyber-tracking technology to equip attendees with tools that he gained through invaluable experience. He balances the hard facts about skips with just the right amount of humor and a touch of southern charm. He lives in Mobile, Alabama with his wife and children.

Stefanie Sollecito | SJS Forensics

Stefanie Jedra Sollecito is the Founder and Managing Member of SJS Forensic Advisory, LLC, where she delivers forensic accounting, business valuation, and litigation support services. Her experience includes matters involving matrimonial litigation, shareholder or partnership disputes, economic damages analyses, and other accounting services. With over a decade of experience, Stefanie has built a reputation for being an expert that provides clarity and insight in complex financial matters. Stefanie has presented expert witness testimony in matrimonial and civil litigation cases and is a frequent speaker on topics related to both business valuation and forensic accounting. In addition, she develops and presents continuing legal education (CLE) seminars to law firms and bar associations.

Lynn Izzo | Debt Collection Consultants

Lynn has been delivering professional debt collection and accounts receivable management services and consulting to a diversified business client base throughout the course of her career. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Keene State College in New Hampshire. Her independent consultant practice has also been enhanced through acquisition of a Paralegal Certificate from University of San Diego. Clients put their trust in Lynn and Debt Collection Consultants due to her immense knowledge and understanding of all phases of financial services, legally compliant collection procedures and judgment enforcement.

Session I – Skip Tracing Methods | 1:00pm – 2:00pm

• Checklists
• Finding debtors
• Compliance

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

Session II – How Human Behavior Influences LPR | 2:10pm – 3:10pm

• What is the human hamster wheel
• The importance of pattern
• Recognition, ways to predict where your subject will be next
• The power of historical data
• How to perform a lite skip trace in minutes with powerful results

Break | 3:10pm – 3:20pm

Session III – Inside the Numbers: Leveraging Discovery to Trace Asse | 3:20pm – 3:50pm

• Assess types of engagements that may require asset tracing and nuances by engagement type
• Contrast between primary and secondary source documents
• Categorize accountant and attorney roles
• Formulate analyses and conclusions to identify potential weaknesses

Session IV – Beyond the Blockchain: A Practitioner’s Playbook for Tracing, Seizing, and Recovering Digital Assets | 3:50pm – 4:20pm

• Crypto 101: The fundamentals
• Discovery: Using tax returns and other tools
• Obstruction: The excuses you’ll hear
• Enforcement: Your legal toolbox